Sign up for TheBlackApp – Why? Because SPACE IS LIMITED! That’s why!
Do you own an iPhone? Do you like to sign up for mysterious things without knowing why? Then head over to TheBlackApp. But hurry! Space is limited!!!! Above: OMG! SPACE IS LIMITED!!! Faithful Macenstein reader David sent us a link to the cryptic homepage of what appears to be perhaps a combination of Sam’s Club and American Express for the iPhone called “TheBlackApp”.... Read More
oh… my… GOD. Microsoft propaganda video redefines “suck”
Ok, let me just say that I work in the corporate video market, and I have seen a lot of bad shit go down, from Sopranos parodies to 24… but… Jesus Christ man. “We’re gonna keep rockin with SP1!” Good lord, does that mean there’s an SP2 video floating around somewhere out there? Most likely parodying the Bangles or Wall of Voodoo or some such? ... Read More
Apple IIc plays Second Life better than Leopard
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Apple_IIc_plays_Second_Life_better_than_Mac_OS_X_Leopard; Fans of the virtual online world Second Life who were shut out by the 10.5.2 update are in luck. While not exactly the fix they may have been hoping for, it looks like Mac users can once again play Second Life on their Mac, provided of course that Mac is an Apple IIc. The above video... Read More
If they really had balls, they would have taken this before running it
I consider myself a fan of QuickTime VR, despite the fact the technology is largely relegated to sprucing up boring real estate sites and amateur “canyon vacation” VR’s. In fact I am one of the few people who seems to care if QTVR shows up on the iPhone/touch. I came across this fairly kick-ass QTVR shot of the inside of a dishwasher I just thought I’d share.... Read More
Video: Conan O’Brien using iChat to chat with Max Weinberg/LaBamba
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Video_Conan_O_Brien_using_iChat_to_chat_with_Max_Weinb; Wow. When we witnessed his insane laughter during that horrible Windows Media Center debacle, we just knew Conan O’Brien was a Mac user. Well, faithful Macenstein reader Jamie Haggett was able to put some proof in our pudding this afternoon. Jamie gave us a heads up that on last night’s... Read More
Oh Nosferatu, when will you learn!?
If you like reading your vampires movies as much as I do, you’ll want to head on over to the Internet Archive and pick up your free copy of Nosferatu, the 1922 silent horror classic. It’s more or less exactly like renting I Am Legend, only it’s FREE! There’s a 207 MB iPod compatible MP4 version (see me stretch to hit that Apple angle?) ready for downloading,... Read More
Watch a drunken Jeff Goldblum pitch the iMac
Move over “Cheeseburger-eating Hasselhoff“, there’s a new drunk in town! What happens when you take the classic 1999 Jeff Goldblum iMac commercial and slow it down about 30 percent? You get a hilarious piece of footage capable of taking Goldblum’s kids away in any future custody battle! This works particularly well because of Goldblum’s somewhat slurry... Read More
Use JavaScript to unlock high-res YouTube videos
Above: You can see that especially on fast motion videos, the quality is noticeably better on the high-res video video (right) than the standard YouTube offering (left). Faithful Macenstein reader brethil clued me into a cool YouTube trick that probably everyone besides me already knew about. Apparently if you open a YouTube url in your browser, then add “&fmt=18”... Read More
History: Bill Gates’ Windows Media Center Blooper
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/microsoft/History_Bill_Gates_Windows_Media_Centre_Blooper; Sure, Steve’s had his share of keynote bloopers, but for some reason I find it endlessly more fascinating to watch Bill Gates squirm during this classic piece of tape during the CES debut of Windows Media Center. He looks like a little boy in that giant chair, fresh from being removed... Read More
Steve Jobs leads Apple to 31% of the education market? Big deal! John Sculley had 60%!
Tim Cook announced earlier this month that Apple had surpassed Dell as the number one supplier of portables to US higher education for 2007. That’s all well and good, but even at number 1, estimates suggest Apple has only a 31% share of the education market. Compare that with the 60% the Apple II enjoyed, and the choice becomes clear. Apple should dump all these ultra thin... Read More
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